Nashville Probate Candidate Withdraws from Race

Just days after filing papers to run for a judicial post, Nashville attorney Rachel Odom has decided to withdraw her challenge to longtime incumbent Probate Judge David “Randy” Kennedy. Odom’s withdrawal virtually ensures that Kennedy, first named to the court in 2004, will serve another term, the Tennessean reports. Odom announced her decision in an email, saying, “after much consideration, I have decided not to run for judge at this time.” She filed an official letter of withdrawal late Monday.